RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Crocheting is all the rage. Grandmothers and college students - and everybody in between - are crocheting these days. But have you ever seen someone crochet a plastic bag into a mat?

(KUTV) — Alaina Allred's house and car are filled with plastic bags. "I'm a bag lady," she laughed. She has been collecting them for a very special project. "A lot of people just didn't know what to ...

Plastic grocery bags can be surprisingly useful. While some recycle them back to the grocery store and the un-green just throw them away, some people find new uses for the flimsy-but-tough stuff.

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THREE RIVERS, Mich. — Great news West Michigan: those excess grocery bags lying around the house don’t have to be thrown out anymore. The National Honor Society students at Three Rivers High School ...

"The Mats Project," a volunteer program by Crochet Class 501(c)(3), is creating mats for the unhoused population. Executive Director Merri Medley and Volunteer Programs Director Tanya Rodriguez share ...

MILTON (CBS) - A group of women are on a mission to comfort the homeless, transforming the most basic material, plastic bags, into something helpful and beautiful. They're folding, cutting and weaving ...

From sorting to piling, to cutting, then tying the strips together, taking plastic bags and turning them into something that can be used is no easy task. "Mostly it's preparation for the process of ...

CRESTVIEW — Not all people crochet sweaters or fuzzy socks. Some Northwest Florida residents use plastic bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless. Debbie Barberee organized a group of volunteers to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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